02180nas a2200253   4500008004100000245012700041210006900168300001200237490000700249520124900256653002501505653001701530653002001547653001601567653001801583653004801601653002901649653003401678653001301712100002301725700002101748700001901769856013801788       2005                        eng d00aDiversity of dung and carrion beetles in a disturbed Mexican tropical montane cloud forest and on shade coffee plantations0 aDiversity of dung and carrion beetles in a disturbed Mexican tro  a601-6150 v143 aThis paper analyzes the diversity of dung and carrion beetles (Scarabaeinae and Silphidae) in four human-induced habitats of a disturbed tropical montane cloud forest: polyspecific shade coffee plantations, monospecific shade coffee plantations, tropical montane cloud forest fragments, and clear cuts. The four habitats had similar richness, species composition, and assemblage structure of dung and carrion beetles. Differences were found in abundance and biomass levels for the four dominant species in the landscape. Dung beetles were more abundant than carrion beetles, but the biomass was higher for the latter. Carrion beetles were seasonal, while dung beetles were clearly not. When forest fragments and shade coffee plantations were compared to other similar habitats in the region, the same general pattern was observed. However, forests with high disturbance and monospecific shade coffee plantations had lower species richness than forests with low and medium disturbance and polyspecific shade coffee plantations. Thus shade coffee plantations maintain connectivity between patches of cloud forest in a landscape that is strongly affected by human activities. Protecting landscape diversity appears to ensure high species richness.10aanthropogenic change10abiodiversity10acarrion beetles10adung beetle10afragmentation10amodification (biological conservation 2007)10ashade coffee plantations10atropical montane cloud forest10aVeracruz1 aArellano, Lucrecia1 aFavila, Mario, E1 aHuerta, Carmen  uhttps://scarabnet.myspecies.info/diversity-dung-and-carrion-beetles-disturbed-mexican-tropical-montane-cloud-forest-and-shade-coffee-